pygitmate

A lightweight, experimental CLI tool to simplify Git workflows, crafted out of necessity for developers(especially me ;).

🚀 Features

pygitmate is a developer-focused Git CLI tool designed to streamline common Git operations while maintaining flexibility.

• Branch Management

  • Create branches for features, hotfixes, enhancements, and more.
  • Automatically fetch and switch to the base branch before creating a new one.

• Commit with Standards

  • Helps you write commits that follow standardized conventions.

• Merging Simplified

  • Merge your current branch into another effortlessly, with options to stash changes dynamically.

• Interactive Workflows

  • Fully interactive CLI with dynamic prompts for missing information.

⚠️ Experimental Status

This (new) tool is in its experimental phase and was built out of the need for a personal Git helper. Use at your own discretion, and report issues or suggest features if you find it helpful.

📥 Installation

You can install pygitmate via pip:

pip install pygitmate

Can be used via cli with alias gmate as well (gmate new-branch):

🛠️ Usage

General Usage

pygitmate [COMMAND]

Available Commands

1. Create a New Branch

pygitmate new-branch

Interactive flow for creating a branch:

• Select the branch type: Feature, Hotfix, Enhancement, etc.
• Specify a branch name.
• Automatically fetches the latest base branch (default: master) before creating the new branch.

2. Commit Changes

pygitmate commit

Helps you create standardized commit messages:

• Select the commit type: feat, fix, docs, etc.
• Provide a concise summary for the commit.

3. Merge Branches

pygitmate merge [TARGET_BRANCH]

Merge the current branch into a target branch:

• Automatically checks for uncommitted changes and stashes them if required.
• Provides a list of recent branches to choose from if no target branch is specified (default: master).

💡 Examples

Creating a New Branch

pygitmate new-branch

Example Interaction:

Select the branch type:
1. Feature
2. Hotfix
3. Enhancement
4. Bugfix
Enter Branch Type number [1/2/3/4]: 1
Enter branch name (without spaces): feature_x

Committing Changes

pygitmate commit

Example Interaction:

Select the type of commit:
1. feat: A new feature
2. fix: A bug fix
3. docs: Documentation changes
Enter Commit Type number [1/2/3]: 1
Enter a concise summary of your changes: Added login functionality

Merging Branches

pygitmate merge

Example Interaction:

Recent branches:
1. feature/login
2. bugfix/ui-fix
3. enhancement/readme-update
...
10. hotfix/payment-bug
11. master (default)

Select the target branch by number or enter branch name [11]: 1
Warning: Uncommitted changes detected in the working directory.
Do you want to stash the changes? (yes/no) [yes]: yes
Stashing uncommitted changes...
Switching to target branch 'feature/login'...
Merging branch 'main' into 'feature/login'...
Successfully merged 'main' into 'feature/login'.

🧰 Dependencies

• Click: Command-line interface library.
• GitPython: Python library for interacting with Git repositories.
• Rich: Beautiful CLI formatting and styling.

🤝 Contributions

Since pygitmate is experimental, contributions, feature suggestions, and issue reports are highly welcome. Fork this repository and submit a pull request to improve the tool.

🏗️ Built With

• Python 3.11+
• Some Love

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

⚡ Acknowledgments

pygitmate was created out of a need for simplifying repetitive Git tasks and improving efficiency in workflows. Inspired by the challenges faced during development, this tool is a handy companion for developers who work extensively with Git.